New COVID-19 Vaccine Coming Next Week to Contra Costa County
The new vaccine, approved this month by the FDA, is updated to protect against current variants of COVID-19 and recommended for all 6 months or older....
22
Sep
20
Sep
County Health Officials Say COVID Cases Rising, New Mask Order Coming
COVID-19 cases are rising in Contra Costa County as some Bay Area counties are issuing a new masking order for workers at "high-risk" health care facilities....
05
Sep
Opinion: How We Can Protect Our Communities From COVID
"The church leadership and I knew it was our calling to take on COVID-19 and protect our flock," writes the Rev. Edgar Boyd, an AME pastor in L.A....
16
Aug
COVID-19 Is Not Going Away
It's easy to think that the coronavirus pandemic is over. But there’s one thing that’s still around. It’s COVID, and it's still doing what it does....
14
Aug
COVID Makes a Comeback, But New Vaccines Are Around the Corner
As the U.S. experiences a summer swell of COVID-19 infections, experts say it will remain a threat for many years, but new vaccines should lower the danger....
27
May
‘People Are Really Over It,’ But COVID Isn’t Over
While the risk is lower, COVID-19 is still here, leaving people to weigh risks and benefits to decide how to live their lives, with many basically ignoring it....
18
Apr
All COVID Vaccinations to Be Bivalent Vaccine to ‘Simplify’ Recommendations, FDA Says
The COVID-19 vaccine targeting the original coronavirus strain and two substrains of the omicron variant will now be used for all vaccinations in the U.S....
06
Apr
My Parents Paid the Ultimate Price for Disinformation
Misinformation peddlers have been spreading lies about health and disease for decades — and for journalist Natalie Hanson, the cost is personal....
31
Mar
Status Update on Bay Area Health Developments
In the Bay Area's up-and-down economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, many low-income households and communities of color are getting left behind....
15
Mar
Status Update on Bay Area Public Health Developments
The FDA updated its approval Tuesday of the Pfizer-BioNTech booster vaccine, making it available to some children under age five....
13
Mar
COVID Testing and Vaccination Sites Closing in March
Several COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites in Contra Costa County are closing this month Richmond city officials announced late last week....
09
Mar
Disinformation Spreads Like a Disease, Expert Says
As disease has spread during the COVID-19 pandemic, so has disinformation. One expert says the two spread and threaten health in similar ways....
09
Mar
With Climate Change, Comes More Potential Complications for People with Lupus
Heat waves and wildfires, worsened by climate change, exacerbate cardiovascular and respiratory issues and make managing chronic illnesses more difficult....
07
Mar
Vaccine Disinformation Preys on Black Community’s Well-Earned Distrust
Some COVID-19 disinformation targeted at Black people has manipulated their distrust caused by centuries of mistreatment, taking truth out of context....
02
Mar
Student Trustees Work to Support Their Peers
The WCCUSD student trustees are doing their part to help ensure students, in general, and the Black Student Unions, in particular, have the support they need....
